Meanings Capital Partners
Also known as MEANINGS CAPITAL PARTNERS, Meanings, Meeschaert Capital Partners
Paris multi-strategy private markets manager (AMF GP-12000033) in lower mid-cap private equity, infrastructure and real estate; owned by its managing partners; B Corp certified.
- HEADQUARTERS
- Paris, France
- FOUNDED
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- AUM
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- OUTSIDE CAPITAL
- Yes
- TEAM LISTED
- 11 people
Focus
- STAGES
- GrowthBuyout
- SECTORS
- Software & SaaSHealthTechFintechClimate & EnergyArtificial IntelligenceReal Estate & PropTech
- ASSET MIX
- Private equityReal estateImpactDirect investments
- GEOGRAPHY
- FranceEurope
Overview
Meanings Capital Partners is a Paris portfolio management company investing in unlisted French and European companies through Mid Cap (revenue €30–150M, tickets €15–50M) and Small Cap (revenue €10–30M, tickets €5–15M) private equity teams, an infrastructure team (enterprise value €30–150M, tickets €30–70M) and a real estate team (office, residential and logistics assets). It was backed at launch by the Meeschaert family wealth-management group and is now 100% owned by its operating managers. The site reports more than 60 investments and over 45 staff, and the firm is B Corp certified. In September 2025 it announced the final close of Meanings Private Equity Fund IV, nearing its €300M hard cap (previous vintage €206M).
Investment thesis
Acts as reference shareholder in French unlisted companies with revenue up to €150M, financing transformation, buy-and-build, international expansion and digitalisation over about five years; its infrastructure fund (Article 9 SFDR) targets European lower mid-cap companies in energy transition, decarbonisation and digitalisation.
PORTFOLIO (2)
- AironArtificial Intelligence · since 2026
- Suire-SogeasFintech · since 2025
People
- Hervé FontaPrésident · source
- André RenaisonPartner - Mid Cap · source
- François TraniéPartner - Mid Cap · source
- Mathieu BetrancourtPartner - Small Cap · source
- Régis LamarchePartner - Small Cap · source
- Nicolas SchwindenhammerPartner - Small Cap · source
- Frédéric LongPartner - Infrastructure · source
- Emmanuel NazarenkoPartner - Infrastructure · source
- Charles de GuerryPartner - Real Estate · source
- Karine ArtusPartner - Investor Relations · source
- Virginie BaudinChief Operating Officer / RCCI · source
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Frequently asked questions
Meanings Capital Partners is a private equity fund based in Paris, France.
Yes. Meanings Capital Partners invests its own capital in private companies.
Meanings Capital Partners invests at Growth and Buyout stages in Software & SaaS, HealthTech, Fintech, Climate & Energy, Artificial Intelligence and Real Estate & PropTech.
Meanings Capital Partners's stated ticket size is €5M–€70M.
Key people at Meanings Capital Partners include Hervé Fonta (Président), André Renaison (Partner - Mid Cap), François Tranié (Partner - Mid Cap) and Mathieu Betrancourt (Partner - Small Cap).
Meanings Capital Partners's investments include Airon and Suire-Sogeas.
The most recent publicly reported investment by Meanings Capital Partners is Airon (Majority stake (Meanings Infrastructure Fund, third deal)), announced in Jul 2026.
Yes. Meanings Capital Partners manages capital from outside investors.